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Old Wed May 28, 2008, 07:54pm
JoeTheRef JoeTheRef is offline
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ch1town
Instead of "telling" him what the proper ruling should have been, I would've asked the same questions we ask those partners we get assigned with from time to time.

So how long have you been officiating?
Really

How did you get started?
Cool, I got started by...

How far do you want to go with this?
NOTE: MAY BE THE LAST QUESTION YOU NEED TO ASK DEPENDING UPON THIS ANSWER

What levels of ball do you work?
Really... you should join the HS association, we need more guys like you

What camps will you be attending this summer?
Yes, camps... that's one of the keys to us getting better at the craft.

I don't play anymore but since I work wreck, church, youth & summer hs ball I get all varieties of "partners". When I get one of those guys/gals, instead if telling them they did this wrong, I ask those questions to determine if it's even worth it to share the knowledge. You can generally tell how receptive they may/may not be by their answers & tone of voice. The conversation allows you to share your experience & aspirations without throwing your resume in their face.

That's official-to-official but I'm sure it could work in a player/official-to-official situation as well.
Thanks for the good points. I find easy to do this as an official-to-official. Less experienced officials are more inclined to seek advice when they see me officiate or officiate with me. I actually took your advice with the other official and he was very receptive. I guess I can see where I may have erred in not doing the same with this guy.
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